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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2002
Gregory H. Lambrecht, Natick, MA (US);
Robert Kevin Moore, Natick, MA (US);
Thomas Banks, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Russel J. Redmond, Goleta, CA (US);
Claude A. Vidal, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Gregory H. Lambrecht, Natick, MA (US);
Robert Kevin Moore, Natick, MA (US);
Thomas Banks, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Russel J. Redmond, Goleta, CA (US);
Claude A. Vidal, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Intrinsic Therapeutics, Inc., Woburn, MA (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods are directed at stabilizing somatic implants. A site within a body is selected that has a first region having a tight and/or changing curvature bordered by a second region or regions having minimal or constant curvature. An apparatus that has a flexible portion and one or more relatively rigid portions may then be implanted such that the flexible portion is situated in the first region and the rigid portion lies in the second region whereby the implant will remain dynamically stable and resist migration